The following article by Jenna Johnson was posted on the Washington Post website February 1, 2018:
The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter’s insights
President Trump said on Feb. 1 that his first year in office was “almost unlike any” and a “tremendous success.” (The Washington Post)
Standing before Republican lawmakers at a luxury resort in West Virginia on Thursday afternoon, President Trump delivered a Trump-ified version of the State of the Union speech.
Instead of stiffly reading from a teleprompter as he did Tuesday night, Trump was excited and animated, using his hands to illustrate his points as he went off script. He still rattled through his policy priorities, but offered the friendly GOP crowd much more. Continue reading “The State of the Union got teleprompter Trump. The GOP retreat got real Donald Trump.”